We show you how to use a retro sound in an über-contemporary setting as synth strings get the Gorillaz treatment ...

16. Quick synth strings You can make vast-sounding synth strings by using saw waves, your synthesiser’s unison control with a fair few voices, and a splash of spacious reverb.

Waldorf Streichfett String Synth Rear The past few years have seen German synth brand Waldorf making waves at the affordable end of the hardware market with a run of well-priced machines that have all ...

London-based electronic songwriter and producer Tusks has announced the forthcoming EP, Gold For Synth And Strings. “As I came towards the end of making Gold, I started to imagine the tracks being ...

The show’s debut saw Strings take the locationally fitting number “Boston Boy” and revive the tune on his choice instrument. This is not the first time Strings has added the guitar synth to ...

Merging synthesized sounds with rocking riffs on a guitar might involve installing a MIDI pickup, or plugging into a synth stomp box. Now Lucem Custom Instruments has collaborated with Tracktion ...

Another instalment in Crow Hill's ongoing Vaults series, Lo-Fi Strings brings the beloved sonic imperfections of tape recording into the orchestral world ...

The songs that comprise Versions – the majority of which were culled from 2011’s Conatus – while re-worked with strings, are instantly recognizable: The menacing “Avalanche” is given an ...

Since 2017, SUUNS leader Ben Shemie has been forging his own solo path, building on his band's experimental rock approach but with a deeper interest in improvisation and textural research. On his ...

We're surveying 2017 across a series of features. Here we take a look at how 2017 was dominated by dance music orchestras Backstage at the Barbican we find a collection of violinists, cellists, ...